We Are the 0.1%: PlayStation 4's Rarest Trophies

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By Colin Moriarty

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I've been a sucker for Trophies ever since they were introduced on PlayStation 3 in 2008. The whole Trophy system -- like the Xbox Achievements that inspired it -- is a fun metagame, a diversion that gives you a reason to play games beyond (!) just beating them. Sure, I've gone through more trouble than I'd like to admit to get some of these digital goodies, but I can't deny that they've added a great deal to my collective gaming experience over the last nearly six years.

Trophies never did migrate to PSP, but they did go to PlayStation Vita, and now, they can be found on PlayStation 4. And on PS4, like elsewhere, I've always been fascinated by the Trophies that are hardest to acquire. I have 43 Platinum Trophies -- a pretty good count -- and some 5,300 overall, but there are some people out there that have a hundred or more Platinums and many times the Trophy count I do. And many of those people have some of the rarest Trophies imaginable.

PlayStation 4's slick Trophy interface shows how rare each Trophy is, and I thought, why not chronicle some of PS4's rarest Trophies as we approach its sixth month anniversary. Which Trophies out there are owned by 0.1% of players? Let's find out. (Please note that DLC Trophies have been excluded.)

Time Lord (Silver): Complete all 36 stages in Trials Mode, with a total best time of under 2 minutes.

(* - These two Trophies are so rare that they're marked as 0.0%.)

Do you have any of these "Ultra Rare" 0.1% Trophies listed above? What are your rarest Trophies? Let us know in the comments below those few elusive trophies you just couldn't track down, and we might feature your answer in a future IGN article.